Rob Russo

Champion Gators Complete Comeback For The Ages

Fifteen minutes left in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game. Down 12. Zero points from senior All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr. Dead in the water. Against the smothering defense of Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars, any other team would have folded under the pressure, but not coach Todd Golden’s Florida …

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Clippers Shut Down Magic 96-87

The Los Angeles Clippers (43-32) left the Kia Center Monday with a 96-87 win after a horrendous shooting night from the hometown Orlando Magic (36-40).  Low Scoring Affair In a bout between two of the league’s top three defenses, under 100 points each may have been par for the course. …

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Magic Stun Lakers in Lebron’s Return

The Orlando Magic (34-38) came out with a shocking 118-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers (43-28) Monday night. Star-Studded Duel It was the usual suspects for both sides leading the pack on the offensive end. A scoring duel between Luka Doncic and Franz Wagner ended in a draw as …

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Lightning Look For Sixth Straight Win

The Tampa Bay Lightning  (32-20-4) host the Edmonton Oilers (34-19-4) tonight at Amalie Arena. Lightning Keeps On Striking Tampa Bay is has been on an absolute heater the past 30 days. The Lightning have won six of their last seven games since Jan. 30. In their first game back from …

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Team USA Falls to Sweden 2-1 in 4 Nations Face-Off

Team USA had a rough outing in their final round robin game of the 4 Nations Face-Off, bested by Sweden 2-1 in Boston’s TD Garden. Sweden Stalls the U.S. It was another red-white-and-blue night in Boston– for all of about one minute. After Chris Kreider (Rangers) buried a rebound just …

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